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Hellboy Returns From Mexico, And He Brought Back The First 5 Pages!
You know it has to be hard being a big red hell spawn with a nasty sweet tooth and a love for kittens. So much so in fact that Mike Mignola’s (“B.P.R.D”) “HELLBOY” is just trying to relax and enjoy some booze in Mexico for Cinco de Mayo. Unfortunately luchadores, a bat god, and evil turkeys are hellbent on crashing the party. Inside you can find the first 5 pages of the all new one-shot from Dark Horse Comics featuring Big-Red, Blue, and the gang with this preview of “HELLBOY IN MEXICO (OR A DRUNKEN BLUR)”. Read on for the skinny.
WRITTEN BY: Mike Mignola
ILLUSTRATED BY: Richard Corben
COVER ART BY: Richard Corben
“During the 1950s, Hellboy caravans across Mexico with a trio of vampire-killing luchadores, finding the undead; evil turkeys; a terrible bat god; and a little too much tequila. Reuniting Mike Mignola and Richard Corben, the creative team behind the Eisner Award-winning miniseries Hellboy: The Crooked Man! Arriving just in time for Cinco de Mayo this issue features a variant cover, in Spanish, by Mike Mignola.”
“HELLBOY IN MEXICO (OR A DRUNKEN BLUR)” Drops On April 13th From Dark Horse Publishing! (MSRP-$3.50)
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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